2016 Toyota Corolla air bags problems
65 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2016 Toyota Corolla — 31% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“In 2024, my 2016 Toyota Corolla was involved in a collision. The airbags did not deploy. I went to the emergency room following the crash and later required additional medical treatment, including rehabilitation.”
filed Dec 28, 2025
“The driver seat belt dont work and once in a great while it will work but even whenever it does latch it still shows the seat belt isn't on and that noise keeps going off but after a while the noise goes off but the symbol is still on the dash board. I recently got hit from behind (09/15/2025) at a…”
filed Nov 17, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- During certain crashes, the air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may malfunction…Campaign 20V024000 · Jan 17, 2020
Air Bags problems in other Corolla years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Corolla | 6 | 22% |
| 2024 Corolla | 6 | 10% |
| 2023 Corolla | 6 | 8% |
| 2022 Corolla | 9 | 9% |
| 2021 Corolla | 52 | 28% |
| 2020 Corolla | 17 | 6% |
| 2019 Corolla | 31 | 16% |
| 2018 Corolla | 35 | 26% |
| 2017 Corolla | 54 | 31% |
| 2015 Corolla | 56 | 26% |
| 2014 Corolla | 69 | 26% |
| 2013 Corolla | 72 | 36% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2016 Toyota Corolla
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.